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Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 80
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:21 pm: | 
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Style is the new substance today.
Corzine, sorry to say, with his whole sweater-vest outfit deal is IMHO kind of like watching old, un-married Uncle Wally at the holiday dinner table, or your favorite college english professor, the one who wears two different color socks. In short, lacking the type of style gravitas needed to convince the masses that reducing the speed limit to 55 m.p.h. is really, really a good gas policy.
So I was thinking, would New Jersey benefit from a celebrity governor?
If we had Governor Bruce Springsteen would everyone still be happy, because a lot of people wouldn't understand what he was saying when he was talking about increasing the sales tax? Or if we had Governor Ah-nold, maybe stem cell research could have an excellent tie in with the plot of and p.r. for Terminator 6 and NJ could get a cut of the movie proceeds?
Do you think having a celebrity governor would get more things done, and get more national respect and federal money for NJ? And if so, who? |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 13936
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:25 pm: |
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Celebrities are for California. This is New Jersey. We need a concrete person (concreteer?) for governor.
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Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1456
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:25 pm: |
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After the huge success of the "NY" thread, I just wanted to be the first one to jump on FvF's new bandwagon here.
My vote would go to... James Gandolfini. |
Bajou
Citizen
Username: Bajou
Post Number: 125
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:26 pm: |
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All I can tell you is that my countrymen/women (Austrians) and I wondered what the heck happened to Californians (yes, even Californians can be perceived as weird on top of just being Californians)when they voted for him.
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Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 83
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:34 pm: |
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Tom- So you are for encasing politicians in concrete? Very wise. |
Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 84
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:36 pm: |
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Case- You will have to excuse me, I am studying for my exam for the procreation license.
I might agree with your Gandolfini selection but ONLY if he wears t-shirts to state events. |
notehead
Supporter
Username: Notehead
Post Number: 3225
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:47 pm: |
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Not t-shirts. We have our pride.
Track suits, preferably velour. |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1458
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:51 pm: |
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Pride? I thought we were talking about the governor of New Jersey.
Heh heh heh heh.
Besides, I'm sure Gandolfini knows a lot about concrete - he's probably learned a lot of things in the last five years. |
Bajou
Citizen
Username: Bajou
Post Number: 126
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 4:52 pm: |
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Are there courses for the "pro-creation" license |
Soda
Supporter
Username: Soda
Post Number: 3855
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:14 pm: |
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-s. |
Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 85
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:19 pm: |
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Bajou:
Yes, indeed, and I am doing my coursework for the necessary license at the Kevin Federline University. I do hate having to wear the official Kevin Federline do-rag and baggy shorts to class though. But it is required.
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Bajou
Citizen
Username: Bajou
Post Number: 129
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:28 pm: |
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Well I am a girl?? So do I have to go to the Britney Spears University (the word is trying to run off the page just for being placed next to her name).
Bajou |
Bajou
Citizen
Username: Bajou
Post Number: 130
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:30 pm: |
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By the way ... how come everybody stops posting after 4PM... Do you all get out of work that early?? Or maybe yall have a life??? Please tell me I am not the only one still here... Hey facts, you still out there??? |
Bajou
Citizen
Username: Bajou
Post Number: 132
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:37 pm: |
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Hello?....Hello?....Anybody?.....I guess I am all alone now...sigh |
Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 86
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:39 pm: |
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I am disappointed that you fail to see what to me is the most obvious choice for celebrity New Jersey Governor :
Tom Cruise, ex-Glen Ridge resident
With Governor Cruise we would get :
1) A totally enthusiastic Governor (see Oprah couch jumping incident).
2) An end to the costly coverage of state workers for prescription
medicines for depression, mental illness, as well as monies for
psychologists and mental health specialists. (Governor Tom knows best)
3) No disruption of New Jersey state government as a result of
un-disclosed sexual orientation and marriage for convinience
issues a la Jimmy McGreevey.
4) NJ tourism ads being made by Stephen Speilberg, ( mix of E.T. and
Saving Private Ryan? " If You Don't Visit New Jersey The Tripods Will
Get You"?)
5) Comedy Central WILL NEVER make fun of New Jersey ever again.
Sounds promising to me. |
Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 87
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:44 pm: |
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Bajou,
There is also the Pam Anderson College. It offers both the procreation and film making school programs. |
Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 88
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:45 pm: |
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Soda-
Who is that? |
Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 89
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5:49 pm: |
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Bajou-
You Austrians need to cut down on the gruner veltliner! Ah-nold is married to a Kennedy! Enough said. BTW, thanks for prosecuting that Irving scumsucker. |
Bajou
Citizen
Username: Bajou
Post Number: 134
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 6:16 pm: |
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Hey Fact...
Ich trinke keinen Gruenen Veltliner I mag Rotwein.
Who is that Irving scumsucker??? being blond on a Friday.. |
Soda
Supporter
Username: Soda
Post Number: 3856
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 10:02 pm: |
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Soda
Supporter
Username: Soda
Post Number: 3857
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 10:08 pm: |
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Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 96
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 8:03 am: |
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Bajou-
I much prefer the weissburgunder (spelling?) from Heidi Schrock. The Wall Street Journal "Weekend' section had a web site in it yesterday that specializes in Austrian wines.
Clifford Irving was the famous Holocaust denier author. Under the Austrian law he was recently tried and was sentenced to 3 years in prison I believe. |
Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 97
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 8:04 am: |
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Soda-
I think we should hold out for the Marlboro Man myself. |
Factvsfiction
Citizen
Username: Factvsfiction
Post Number: 98
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 8:08 am: |
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Also-
We might consider celebrities running various departments in NJ government.
Angelina Jolie heading DYFS.
Robert De Niro heading the Casino Commission.
( "Are you talkin' to me, Governor Cruise? Are you talkin' to me?...)
what thinks you and who do you nominate? |
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